Epistar: backlit LED average selling price decreased by 10-15% in January

According to Epistar, the average price of for portable devices with LED has dropped from 2008 to 10-15%.

With the light efficiency and brightness increase, the average price of LED products annual decline of about 20%-30%, but due to the strong small - in the third quarter of 2007 and medium-sized panel backlight demand and tight supply makes the LED average price is still high. However, in the first quarter of 2008, LED chip manufacturers due to the arrival of the off-season and the impact of customer inventory policy, began to cut the price of LED.

Some customers require the average price of LED applications for portable devices decreased by 10%, and the price may decline further in March. However, it is expected that in the third quarter of 2008 due to the growth in the demand for small and medium-sized panel backlight applications, backlight with LED average price will begin to rebound.

Source: Lean news